Siphonotidae

Guides

• Rhinotus

  Rhinotus is a genus of millipedes in the family Siphonotidae, order Polyzoniida, containing at least 20 described species. The genus includes notable cosmopolitan tramp species such as Rhinotus purpureus, which has been repeatedly described as new under multiple synonyms and is frequently associated with human-modified environments.

  millipedePolyzoniidaSiphonotidaetramp-speciessynanthropicgreenhousecosmopolitan

• Rhinotus purpureus

  purple millipede

  A small, cosmopolitan millipede species in the family Siphonotidae, native to the Neotropics but widely introduced globally through human commerce. Frequently found in greenhouses and other synanthropic habitats, it has been repeatedly described as new due to its variable appearance, resulting in over a dozen synonyms. First recorded from the Indian subcontinent in 2020.

  millipedepolyzoniidasiphonotidaetramp-speciescosmopolitangreenhousesynanthropicintroduced-speciesdetritivore